A federal jury delivered a guilty verdict against a 28-year-old Davis man on charges of found Alexander Nathan Norris, 28, of Davis, guilty of distribution and possession of material involving the sexual exploitation of minors, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced Thursday.
Alexander Nathan Norris faces between five and 20 years in prison at his Aug. sentencing hearing before U.S. District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller.
According to court documents, between December 27, 2010, and April 12, 2011, law enforcement agents noticed an individual sharing child pornography over the internet using a peer-to-peer filing sharing software. One of the IP addresses the individual was using was registered to an apartment in Davis where three female UC Davis students lived.
All three denied accessing or distributing child pornography. With the residents’ permission, the agents used a computer program and a directional antenna to find the individual involved in the file sharing. This led to Norris, who lived nearby in the same apartment complex and had gained unauthorized access to the students’ password‑protected network.
At the time of his arrest on April 12, 2011, Norris had child pornography on his computer, including files that he had distributed to law enforcement approximately four days earlier.
This case is the product of an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Matthew G. Morris and Shelley D. Weger are prosecuting the case.
Norris’ sentence will be determined at the discretion of the court after consideration of any applicable statutory factors and the Federal Sentencing Guidelines, which take into account a number of variables, Talbert said.